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Blame Games: Scapegoats, Turncoats and Sacrificial Lambs
In his speech at the Tipping Points Annual Event on 3rd July 2012 Professor Eric Abrahamson of the Columbia Business School talks about the many different ways in which blame is apportioned in the aftermath of catastrophic tipping point events such as the Global Financial Crisis. The research builds on the rich literature on theories […]
The Dubious Market for Shady Business Techniques
July 9, 2012
In his keynote speech at the Tipping Points conference, on 2-3 July 2012, Professor Eric Abrahamson of the Columbia Business School discussed what he refers to as ‘the dubious market for shady business techniques’. The talk was largely a critique of the process by which different ideas that purport to ‘revolutionise’ business practice have replaced […]
July 11, 2012
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